Hi everyone. I started this blog to write about health wealth and wisdom. But I have noticed that when I write about wealth, I get very few views. Health gets more views than wealth, but my posts on wisdom get the most views. So I have decided that I will concentrate more on wisdom. But from time to time, I will write about other two things as well.

That brings me to today’s post. I have often wondered what my true calling is. I always remember the line from the movie Forrest Gump. In the movie, Forrest Gump is a very simple person and often thought of as stupid. His mother is dying and she say’s it was her destiny to be his mother. So Forrest asks her “What is my destiny, Mama?”. I suspect many of you have had this question at some time or other. There is a saying “If you love what you do, you will not work a day in your life” meaning, if you love your job or profession, then it is not work. But most people are not in that situation. I read about trying to find your true calling and what I found out was that it is an intersection of three things: Your strengths, interests and what benefits others. So what we need to do is identify those three things. Each of us knows what we are good at. There are always some things we do better than others. Perhaps we cook better, we manage money better, we are organized etc. So that is our strength(s). There are resources on the internet that can help you find your strengths. Next interest, which could be we like to travel, we like to take photographs, we like to buy clothes etc. If you identify these two things, you are perhaps ahead of 50-60% of the people who are trying to find their true calling. But that is not enough. You have to find how those two things can benefit others. Perhaps you can work with children or senior citizens. Perhaps you can build things. Then bring the three things together. Let us say that you are a teacher, who likes to travel. Then you could volunteer for the peace corps and go to some location where you can teach children. This will fulfill all three criteria. Or you are an engineer who likes to build things. Work with organizations that build housing for under privileged people. The point is, we have one life to live. Find your true calling and live a full life.